Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated October 30, 1985, Docket No. 85-R1D2-343 (Cupertino, CA). Dennis M. Sullivan, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: John S. Hendricks, Vice President. For DOSH: Ray Selan, CSE.
A serious violation of 1675(d) (ladders) was affirmed, with $300 penalty.
Ladders, To Be Secured Against Displacement.
"The basic command of the safety order (1675(d)) is to secure a ladder against displacement. The Appeals Board has held that any appreciable movement of a ladder when weight is put on its top rung is evidence that it is not properly secured against displacement. Fischback and Moore, Inc., OSHAB 79-1594 (Digest 14,293
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